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Violent night : urban leisure and contemporary culture / Simon Winlow and Steve Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winlow, Simon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Youth and violence--England, North East.
- Youth and violence.
- Urban violence--England, North East.
- Urban violence.
- Urban youth--Recreation--England, North East.
- Urban youth.
- Youth--England, North East--Social conditions.
- Youth.
- Youth--England, North East--Social life and customs.
- Youth--England, North East--Attitudes.
- Counterculture--England, North East.
- Counterculture.
- Subculture--England, North East.
- Subculture.
- England, North East--Moral conditions.
- England, North East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Using insider accounts, this title presents the underlying causes and meanings of violence. Interviews with the police, the perpetrators, and the victims of violence depict the complex emotions that surround the perpetration and resolution of crime. It shows that a new approach is needed to deal with nihilism and escalating hostility.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- contemporary youth identities in context
- Working to live : contemproary youth indenties and labour markets
- Instrumentalism in relationships, culture, and education
- Young people, the culture industry, and the night-time economy
- Alcohol, violence, and the drudgery of seeking pleasure
- Victims' stories
- Perpetrators' stories
- Policemen's stories.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786612545603
- 9781474215923
- 1474215920
- 9781282545601
- 1282545604
- 9786000006266
- 6000006268
- 9781847882257
- 1847882250
- OCLC:
- 228173943
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